●Stacy wondered if it would be
possible to offer a year round soccer program for kids, since she noticed so
many children excelling at soccer during the regular season. An in house
program could minimize conflicts with other sports.

●Several parents playing in parent
games at the end of the soccer season expressed a desire for an adult soccer
league.

●Sports physicals are not required
for Franklin Recreation sponsored sports because of the liability waiver that
parents must sign on the registration form.

●The Fire Department has reminded
us not to park in front of trailer during events at the Library.

●The Town Clerk sent out a reminder
to begin working on next year’s budget.

. Library Updates

●Molly was ready with a story at
the glow run but was overshadowed by the new Gaga Ball pit.

●The Fall Fest was well attended.

●The Library will have a trunk at
the Trunk or Treat event.

●Molly will be reading at the the
Safety Fun Party.

●The Library Board is planning on
collaborating with Franklin Recreation for the Tree Lighting

●The Library has books ready to
give away at the Polar Express.

Recreation Director Updates

Nothing not already on agenda.

Approve Meeting Minutes

Stacy motioned to approve the meeting minutes
from October 8. Bridgette seconded. The motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report

●Warrants signed for $505.19:

○$2.63 for a folder

○$146.79 for glow run supplies

○$84.91 for port-o-let

○$31.86 for flyers copied at school

○$239 for Grizzly Graphix (glow run
shirts)

●Dawn’s payroll and expenses
through October 4 totaled $2898.28

●Dawn collected $360 in glow run
registration fees, additional fees were collected by the Town Clerk’s office

Stephanie motioned to approve this report.Stacy seconded. The motion passed.

Programming

Glow Run Recap: The glow run
was well attended and people had fun.A
flood light would have been a good idea near the start/finish line. The lit up
corner with drumming was a nice touch. The Courier published an article about
the glow run and gaga ball pit.

Trunk or Treat: Trunk or
Treat is Friday, October 26. Sor far 16 trunks have signed up. Dawn will send
an email to participants with a reminder that they can arrive to begin setting
up as early as 5:30 and their trunks need to be ready by 6:30. Dawn will make a
sign in sheet to keep track of how many participants there are and which towns
they come from.

Tree Lighting: The tree
lighting will be on Friday, November 30. Franklin Recreation will work with the
Selectboard and the Haston Library to finalize the details about the tree and
the event.Paula suggested having the
check in table and hot chocolate outside this year.

Polar Express: Discussion
about which day to hold this event will continue at the next meeting.

Soccer (moved up in agenda)

An email was received from the Highgate Athletic
Director regarding the last game Highgate played against Franklin. Coaches on
both sides and referees all had complaints about the game.

The board entered an Executive Session to further
discuss this matter with the Franklin coaches and referees involved. Background
about this game and other games versus Highgate this season was provided and
discussed. Bridget will respond to the email. A suggestion was madethat if all teams agree to a set of rules
prior to season, potential conflicts may be avoided. Executive session ended.

Discussion about working harder to make teams
fair when splitting teams within an age level next year.

Discussion about if soccer referees were paid
last year and if they should be paid this year. Bridgette will look into
if/what was paid last year.

Community Meeting Planning

The draft agenda was reviewed by the board.
Working on a community calendar will be added to the agenda. Stephanie will
send an email reminder about the meeting with the agenda.

Field Updates

The dugouts still need to be painted; this will
be completed when the weather and board member schedules are conducive to
painting. The Flag and banners need to be taken town before winter and the shed
should be organized. Discussion about what to do about mice that like to live
in the equipment. Bridgette will buy totes to store gear in.

Basketball

●Sam volunteered to help with
refereeing basketball games.

●Basketball registrations are due
at the end of next week (Nov 2) with no registrations being accepted after
November 16.

●The first 5/6 game is scheduled
for January 7.

●Franklin will participate in the
Hoop Shoot contest this year. Franklin’s Hoop Shoot will be held on November 10
at 1:00 p.m.. Participants must be between 8 and 13 years of age, with the
cutoff being April 1. The event is free to participate in and winners will
advance to the next level. Stacy will make a facebook event and send details
home in the school newsletter.

●Dawn will take an inventory of the
basketball equipment.

Grants

Bridget to follow up with RiseVT about the status
of the mini grant we received. A decision about how to spend the remaining
money still needs to be made..

All board members have been asked to look for
grant opportunities and a list will be compiled at the next meeting.

LIttle League

Bridgette provided a recap of the first meeting
of the new Northwest Little League (NWLL) board.Board positions were elected. Jeff Raleigh
was elected president. Ron Underwood will be taking over the Pitch,Hit and Run event.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:26 p.m..

The next meeting willbe on Monday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m. in the Franklin Central School
Library.